I will never forget the drive from Pasco, WA, to Seattle over the great Cascades. Those mountains and trees, the forests are so much different than the forests of Nevada. We are very proud of the great treasures we have around Lake Tahoe…

in baseball you have seen the teams pile onto each other. That only happens on one occasion, generally, in baseball, which I understand quite well. One of the pitcher's weapons is to throw a ball inside, and that happens all the time to…

in 1970, a young man in Elko, NV spent $365 to run for the position of Elko County Treasurer. That was the last time Ceasar Salicchi ever had to spend a dime in a political campaign . . . and the last time he had an opponent. Since then…

I also certainly wish the President the best of luck at the United Nations today. I think it is extremely important we have more support from the international community. I am very happy to see the President going there seeking that help.

I am also interested in reducing the burden on U.S. taxpayers, who appear to be picking up 90 percent of the tab for this so-called 'reordering of the Middle East.'

I am most concerned, as I know you are, for their safety and about when they can finally return from what has become a rather long deployment.

We appreciate you being here today to explain this massive supplemental budget request.

I hope you will communicate to them at every occasion how grateful the American people are for their service.

When we talk here about 'internationalizing the effort,' we do so not only to help Iraq succeed, we do so in order to take some of the enormous pressure off of our young men and women.

this is a very short amendment, but it affects the lives of thousands and thousands of people who work for the Park Service. It affects the lives of every American who enjoys the great resources of our country. The amendment I sent to the…

upon completion of the last judge vote today, that means we have approved 151 judges during the little over 2 rac{1}{2} years President Bush has been President. I think we are doing remarkably good work for this President as relates to…

I am pleased with the bill Senator Domenici and I have produced. Our relationship extends all my time in the Senate on this committee. We have done this bill seven or eight cycles. We have worked together a long time and have worked well…

Barbara G. Edwards of Las Vegas, NV, Wilson ``Buddy'' Flagg, a part-time resident of Las Vegas, Lieutenant Colonel Karen Wagner, a 1982 graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she was in the Army ROTC--these three people…

I want to commend Senators Harkin and Specter for increasing funding for the CDC Chronic Disease Comprehensive Cancer Account by $2.6 million in this bill, bringing the total funding for this account to $12 million in FY 2004. Given the…

we have never in the past 6 months, during the time four Members are running in the Presidential campaign, said to the majority that we can't vote today because people are running for President. We have never done that. We have lost by one…

it's been more than a year and a half since the No Child Left Behind Act became law. By passing that bill into law, we reaffirmed our commitment to provide every American child with a quality education. The education of our children must…

America, of course, is the land of opportunity. Americans know that if we are willing to work hard, we can realize our dreams. Hard work has built America. Hard work is what has enabled generations of us to own a home, make a stronger…

We do not want anyone to think we are scheduling the Senate's business around four Democratic Senators who are running for President. This is an important piece of legislation. This one appropriations bill is, I think, about $30-odd…

As the Democratic manager of this bill, it has been your intention, has it not, to have this as, if not the most important vote, one of the most important votes in this multibillion dollar bill? I think it is about a $125 billion bill you…

I rise today to tell a happy story. In fact, it almost sounds like a Hollywood love story. I first met Claude ``Blackie'' Evans in Henderson, NV, when I was the city attorney. Our first meeting involved a traffic issue that Blackie had…

I echo the statement I made earlier today following the statement by Senator Allen with simply this caveat: I would say that statement is totally accurate with the exception of the fact that we now have approved an additional judge. Now…

The fact is, Miguel Estrada didn't respond to questions that we thought appropriate and didn't divulge information in the form of memos from the Solicitor's Office. The reason he is different than some others who worked in that same office…

on the day of the withdrawal of Miguel Estrada, it is important to keep in mind we have approved 145 of the President's judicial nominees. We have worked with the President to do so in a swift and unprecedented pace. Despite the…

I say through you to the manager and distinguished majority leader that we are going to cooperate in every way we can to move this most important piece of legislation. We have eight appropriations bills and a short time to complete them…

prior to September 11, I proposed legislation called the American Marshal Plan. This legislation received the support of the National Council of Mayors and other governmental entities, recognizing that it was extremely important that our…